Vancouver-based artist Craig Brumwell uses his practice to explore the cultural and allegorical meaning of objects, especially those objects that appear disused or nearing the end of their life. The artist uses a range of media to explore these concepts, presenting imagery in a straightforward, documentarian fashion.

In our previous feature of Craig’s mixed-media installation, we looked at his Rail series. Combining drawing, installation, and video formats, the artist showcased a disused section of railway, contrasting two temporal moments in the objects’ life. In the installations, the object is presented in a state of partial renewal, Craig having sanded off years worth of rust to reveal a gleaming metal construction underneath. Juxtaposed with drawings of the object in its long-term location, the viewer gets a sense of the overall lifetime of a single section of rail.

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Dallas Jeffs is the Editor of Artist Run Website's blog. She is a recent graduate of Emily Carr University of Art and Design, where she studied Critical and Cultural Practices. She is passionate about talking and writing about art, and sharing that interest with others. In her studio practice she is a painter, but she considers herself an art writer and educator foremost. If you like art, books and culture with a science fiction twist, check out Dallas' personal blog, HappySpaceNoises